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#1 2009-02-10 19:38:44
- loudtiger
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Custom Kernel with ABS overwrite old kernel?
If I don't change the name and use the Arch kernel as a starting point, will it overwrite the old kernel when i run pacman -U? i only need to change one item in menuconfig.
Thanks,
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#2 2009-02-10 19:45:41
- Zariel
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Re: Custom Kernel with ABS overwrite old kernel?
Yes it will, you should up the pkgrel to differentiate them
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#3 2009-02-10 20:29:53
- loudtiger
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Re: Custom Kernel with ABS overwrite old kernel?
okay, perfect.
thanks!
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#4 2009-02-10 20:42:27
- tomk
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Re: Custom Kernel with ABS overwrite old kernel?
Changing pkgrel is not sufficient IMO, because you could end up with, for example, kernel26-2.6.28.4-2, and we could then release 2.6.28.4-3, which would overwrite your changes. You can workaround this by making pacman ignore kernel26 during upgrades, but the better solution is to change the name of the package e.g. kernel26-tiger etc. See any of the AUR kernel26-* packages for inspiration.
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